Container for tooth paste and toothbrushes



APril 23, 1929 B. HAMMET 1,710,642

CONTAINER FOR TOOTH PASTE AND TOOTHBRUSH ES.

Filed May 3, 1928 Jwoamtoe BENJAMIN I. HAMMET Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

UNITED STATES BENJAMIN J. HAMMET, OF ALLENDALE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CONTAINER FOB TOOTH PASTE AND TOOTHBRUSHES.

Application filed May 3, 1928. Serial No. 274,925.

My invention relates to a container for alootlrbrnsh and toothpaste, and has for its object the formation of such a container for the convenience of travelers, tourists and school children, and other persons. and which may be conveniently and securely grasped and held by the hand, and which will make visible the tube of paste and also the tooth-brush from outside of the container, and keep the paste tube and toothbrush separated one from the other, whereby the sanitary conditions of the tube of paste and tooth-brush within the container and in use will be materially improved.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, the invention consists in the features hereinafter particularly described and then sought to be clearly defined by the claim. reference being bad to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the con tainer with the upper port-ion sectioned;

Figure 2 is a top plan view;

Figure 3 is a cross section on the hue 3-3 of Figure 1.

In the drawing. the numeral 1 designates the body portion of the container which will be formed of glass or other transl'iarcnt. or relatively transparent, substance, and will be made oval in cross section with the sides preferably slightly concaved and the ends rounded or curved as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing, such particular features of formation materially contributing to the convenient grasping and safe holding of the container by the hand and reducing to the minimum liability of the container slipping from the hand when manipulated for placing the tube of tooth-paste and toothbrush within the container and removing the same therefrom, the rounded ends tending to guard the body portion from being fractured and the concave sides contributing to retaining the holder in the position and place upon which it may be deposited. Within the body portion of the container and extending longitudinally thereof, are formed a plurality of cavities 2 and 3 of different diameters. the cavity 2 being of greater diameter than cavity 3, say, approximately 2 inches :in diameter, and designed to receive a tube of tooth-paste, and the cavity 3 of smaller diameter, say, amn'oximately one inch in diameter. being designed to receive a tooth brush. The cavities are approximately seven and one-half inches in length, and are formed at the outer end with nipples 4 and 5, respectively designed to receive closure caps 6 and '7 respectn'ely. which preferably are StJl'8\V-iTlll'Qtlt led attached to their respective nipples. and the cap '4 to the tooth-brush cavity is formed with drainage and ventilating openings 8, while the cap to the toothpaste avity may be non-pct'forated as illustrated. The partition wall 9 between the two cavities effectively prevents the bristles of the brush from contacting with the tube containing the toothpaste and thus eltective sanitation of the brush is preserved. The body of the container being of glass or equivalent substance, both the tube of paste and the tooth brush are visible through the body of the container, and the user of the container is always apprised of the presence or absence of the tube of tooth-paste. or tooth-ln'ush, or both, without the necessity of opening up or removing the closure caps to ascertain the facts, and the container being of vitreous material more readily cleansed and kept so than would be the case if made of metal or of absorbent material, such as wood or other fibrous material.

I have described the preferred features of construction for the container. but there may be changes therein without departure from essential features of the invention.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim is The within container for a tube of tooth paste and tooth-brush, oval in cross section, and formed with longitiulinally extending cavities, one for a tube of tooth-paste and the other for a tooth-brush. a partition be tween the cavities formed in part by material of the body portion of the container which lies between the cavities and serves as a reinforcement to prevent accidental breakage at the joint between the cavities, each cavity formed. with an (.nitwardly [)l'OjQCtOtl nipple, and closure caps for the nipples, the cap for the nipple of the toothbrush cavity formed with ventilating openings.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature.

BENJAMIN J. HAMMET. 

